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careful
adjective as in cautious; painstaking
Strongest matches
accurate, attentive, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, deliberate, discreet, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, precise, prudent, rigorous, scrupulous, sober, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary
Strong match
Weak matches
alert, apprehensive, assiduous, chary, conservative, cool, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, observant, particular, playing safe, prim, protective, provident, punctilious, regardful, religious, selfdisciplined, shy, solicitous, solid
Example Sentences
“Cultures” Versus “White Girls” As you can probably sense from my scare quotes, you can never be too careful these days.
He had talked to her earlier in the day, him saying, “Baby, be careful.”
Would he have been careful enough to destroy the odd pieces of jute you've left so messily about?
But the president and secretary need to be very careful here.
Thinking of longer journeys to Mars or an asteroid would require careful measurement of conditions.
Madame Ratignolle, more careful of her complexion, had twined a gauze veil about her head.
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
Captains Spotstroke and Pool were equally careful; the rest of those present drank freely.
The question of branches of federal reserve banks has received careful attention during the past year.
It would make everyone careful, of course, but I fail to see any grievance in that.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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